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ADVISORY NOTES TO APPLICANT
The following notes are supplemental information provided in conjunction with the administrative land use
action. Because these notes are provided as information only, they are not subject to the appeal process for
the land use action.
Planning:
(Contact: Brittany Gillia, 425-430-7246, bgillia@rentonwa.gov)
1. RMC section 4-4-030.C.2 limits haul hours between 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday unless
otherwise approved by the Development Services Division.
2. Commercial, multi-family, new single family and other nonresidential construction activities shall be
restricted to the hours between seven o’clock (7:00) a.m. and eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., Monday through
Friday. Work on Saturdays shall be restricted to the hours between nine o’clock (9:00) a.m. and eight
o’clock (8:00) p.m. No work shall be permitted on Sundays.
3. Within thirty (30) days of completion of grading work, the applicant shall hydroseed or plant an
appropriate ground cover over any portion of the site that is graded or cleared of vegetation and where
no further construction work will occur within ninety (90) days. Alternative measures such as mulch,
sodding, or plastic covering as specified in the current King County Surface Water Management Design
Manual as adopted by the City of Renton may be proposed between the dates of November 1st and
March 31st of each year. The Development Services Division’s approval of this work is required prior to
final inspection and approval of the permit.
4. A National Permit Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit is required when more than one acre is
being cleared.
5. The applicant may not fill, excavate, stack or store any equipment, dispose of any materials, supplies or
fluids, operate any equipment, install impervious surfaces, or compact the earth in any way within the
area defined by the drip line of any tree to be retained.
6. The applicant shall erect and maintain six foot (6') high chain link temporary construction fencing around
the drip lines of all retained trees, or along the perimeter of a stand of retained trees. Placards shall be
placed on fencing every fifty feet (50') indicating the words, “NO TRESPASSING – Protected Trees” or on
each side of the fencing if less than fifty feet (50'). Site access to individually protected trees or groups
of trees shall be fenced and signed. Individual trees shall be fenced on four (4) sides. In addition, the
applicant shall provide supervision whenever equipment or trucks are moving near trees.
7. This permit is shall comply with the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. The permitted is responsible
for adhering to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines (2007) and
/or your U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permit.
Development Engineering:
(Contact: Nathan Janders, 425-430-7382, njanders@rentonwa.gov)
1. See Attached Development Engineering Memo dated March 19, 2021
Fire Authority:
(Contact: Corey Thomas, 425-430-7024, cthomas@rentonwa.gov)
1. The fire impact fees are currently applicable at the rate of $829.77 per single family unit. Credit will be
granted for the removal of the existing home.
2. The fire flow requirement for a single-family home is 1,000 gpm minimum for dwellings up to 3,600
square feet (including garage and basements). If the dwelling exceeds 3,600 square feet, a minimum
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of 1,500 gpm fire flow would be required. A minimum of one fire hydrant is required within 300-feet
of the proposed buildings and two hydrants if the fire flow goes up to 1,500 gpm. A water availability
certificate is required from King County Water District 90. It appears there is one existing hydrant
within 300-feet of both proposed homes.
3. Fire department apparatus access roadways are required to be a minimum of 20-feet wide fully paved,
with 25-feet inside and 45-feet outside turning radius. Fire access roadways shall be constructed to
support a 30-ton vehicle with 75-psi point loading. Access is required within 150-feet of all points on
the buildings.
Technical Services:
(Contact: Amanda Askren, 425-430-7369, aaskren@rentonwa.gov)
1. None
Community Services:
(Contact: Leslie Betlach, 425-430-6619, lbetlach@rentonwa.gov)
1. Parks Impact fee per Ordinance 5670 applies.
Police:
(Contact: Cyndie Parks, 425-430-7521, cparks@rentonwa.gov)
1. None
Building:
(Contact: Rob Shuey, 425-430-7290, rshuey@rentonwa.gov)
1. Recommendations of the geotechnical report must be followed as a condition of building permits.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: March 19, 2021
TO: Brittany Gillia, Planner
FROM: Nathan Janders, Civil Engineer II
SUBJECT: Mahal Short Plat
13436 156th Ave SE
LUA21-000078
I have reviewed the application for the Mahal Short Plat located at 156th Ave SE and have the following
comments:
EXISTING CONDITIONS
The site is approximately 29,100 square feet in size and is rectangular in shape. The site currently contains
a single family home and outbuilding. The site is fronted by 156th Ave SE to the West with private property
to the East, South and North.
WATER: The proposed development is within King County Water District 90’s water service area.
SEWER: The proposed development is within the City’s sewer service area. There is an existing 8 -inch
gravity wastewater main flowing south to north in 156th Ave SE (Record DWG – S-333809). The
existing home is not connected to the City sewer system.
STORM: There are two existing 12-inch stormwater mains conveying north to south on the east side of
156th Ave SE (Record DWG – R-301709). There is no existing on site stormwater conveyance
system.
STREETS: The proposed development fronts 156th Ave SE along the west property line. 156th Ave SE is
classified as a Minor Arterial road. Existing right-of-way (ROW) width, according to the King
County Assessor Map, is 60 or 72 feet due to past dedication on the west side of 156th Ave SE;
there is 30 feet of ROW from the road centerline to the property line. There are no existing
sidewalks or planting strips along the property frontage.
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WATER COMMENTS
1. Water service is provided by King County Water District 90.
2. Applicant shall obtain a water availability certificate from the District and provide it with the civil
construction permit submittal.
3. Review of the water plans will be conducted by King County Water District 90 and the Renton
Regional Fire Authority.
4. Plans approved by King County Water District 90 shall be routed to the City for final review prior
to permit issuance.
SEWER COMMENTS
1. A minimum 8-inch sewer main extension will be required to extend from the existing 8-inch main
in 156th Ave SE (manhole facility ID: MH4382) to the southernmost property line. Sewer main
extensions shall be in accordance with RMC 4-6-040.
a. Proposal indicates a sewer main extension however it must be extended to the
southern most property line.
2. Individual sewer stubs from the sewer main and an individual side sewer serving lots 1 and 2 shall
be provided. All new sewer stubs shall conform to the standards in RMC 4-6-040 and City of
Renton Standard Details.
a. Proposal indicates individual sewer stubs however the pass through or are in very close
proximity to retaining walls. Sewer stubs located under a wall shall be incased in
accordance with City of Renton Standard Details.
3. The site is served by a private on-site-septic system. The septic system shall be abandoned in
accordance with King County Department of Health regulations and the Renton Municipal Code.
4. The development is subject to a wastewater system development charge (SDC) fee. SDC fee for
sewer is based on the size of the new domestic water to serve the project. Current fees can be
found in the 2021 Development Fees Document on the City’s website. Fees will be charged
based on the rate at the time of construction permit issuance.
a. The current sewer fee for is $3,450.00 per 1-inch meter.
b. Final determination of applicable fees will be made after the water meter size has been
determined.
c. The full fee schedule can be found at:
https://edocs.rentonwa.gov/Documents/DocView.aspx?id=8373700&dbid=1&repo=CityofRenton
5. The Central Plateau Interceptor Special Assessment District (SAD) is applicable on the project.
The SAD has reached its maximum assessment and is $538.48 per lot. Fees are due at the time
of construction permit issuance.
STORM DRAINAGE COMMENTS
1. A geotechnical report dated November 10, 2018, completed by South Sound Geotechnical
Consulting, was provided with the Land Use Application. The report discusses the soil and
groundwater characteristics of the site and provides recommendations for project design and
construction. Geotechnical recommendations presented in this report recommend infiltration in
the upper several feet of soil due to a layer of underlying glacial till.
2. Deccio Engineering Inc., with the Land Use Application, submitted a Preliminary Drainage Plan and
Technical Information Report (TIR), dated February 9, 2019. Based on the City of Renton’s flow
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control map, the site falls within the Flow Control Duration Standard- Matching Forested and is
within the Lower Cedar River Drainage Basin. The report is based on a Full drainage review and
Core Requirements 1 thru 9 and the six Special Requirements have been discussed in the Technical
Information Report.
a. Offsite Analysis, RSWDM Core Requirement #2: All proposed projects must submit an
offsite analysis report that assesses potential offsite drainage and water quality impacts
associated with development of the project site and the initial permit submittal shall
include, at minimum, a Level 1 Downstream Analysis.
b. Flow Control, RSWDM Core Requirement #3: Any proposed detention and/or water
quality vault shall be designed in accordance with the RSWDM that is current at the time
of civil construction permit application. The project does not propose detention but
identifies on site BMP’s to be used. The following are items that will need to be addressed
as part of the Civil Construction Permit Application:
i. The project falls within the City’s SE 144th Basin Flood Problem Flow Control
Standard Area, and thus shall meet the requirements of the Flood Problem Flow
Control Standard. This standard includes matching the Existing Site Conditions
for the 100 year peaks, in addition to adherence to the Flow Control Duration
Standard Matching Forested site conditions.
ii. The project does not meet the basic exemption criteria outlined in core
requirement 3, therefore compliance with the Flow Control Duration Standard
and Flood Problem Flow Control Standard per 1.2.3.B is required. The project
may meet exemption criteria for the Flow Control Duration Standard and Flood
Problem Flow Control Standard, however the WWHM model and analysis in the
preliminary TIR does not demonstrate definitive evidence of complying with the
criteria. Applicant shall provide an updated model (WWHM3 is outdated but
WWHM2012 is acceptable) demonstrating compliance with exemption criteria
or a detention facility will be required. Note that modeling credits per Table
1.9.2.A may be taken for on site BMP’s that may help in meeting the exemption
criteria.
c. Conveyance, RSWDM Core Requirement #4: All new conveyance systems constructed as
part of the project must be sized to RSWDM standards for the total tributary area (onsite
and offsite) that the storm systems serve. The proposal does not indicate installation of
new conveyance elements.
d. Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention, Core Requirement #5: The proposal
includes a CSWPP and ESC plan.
e. Maintenance and Operations, Core Requirement #6: The proposal includes a
maintenance and operation plan.
f. Water Quality, RSWDM Core Requirement #8: All projects that add more than 5,000
square feet of pollution generating impervious surface that is not fully dispersed and less
than 0.75 acre of pollution generating pervious surface that is not fully dispersed require
water quality. The proposal claims a surface area exemption and therefore does not
provide water quality.
i. The proposal identifies 5,300 SF of rooftop and a 2,000 SF shared driveway
which exceeds the exemption criteria and would require basic water quality
treatment. In order for rooftops to not be considered pollution generating a
Leachable Metals covenant shall be included with the Civil Construction Permit.
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g. Onsite BMPs, RSWDM Core Requirement #9: Appropriate on-site BMPs will be required
to help mitigate the new runoff created by this development. The proposal discusses
infiltration of rooftop runoff.
i. Each BMP feasibility shall be explicitly assessed with specific infeasibility criteria
cited where not feasible.
ii. Proposal states that the King County Surface Water Design Manual section 5.4.5
was used in design of the trenches. Applicant shall design trench in accordance
with the 2017 City of Renton Surface Water Design Manual and demonstrate
compliance with either appendix C or section 5.2. Both sections identify that the
maximum water table or layer of hardpan must be 3 feet below the bottom of
the infiltration facility. The proposed trenches are 2.5 feet deep and the soils
logs showed glacial till at 3 feet and only one log extended to 5.5 feet. Applicant
shall re-evaluate the use of trenches in addition to each BMP as identified in
above comment.
iii. Proposal shall mitigate for all target impervious surfaces.
iv. Applicant may be able to obtain facility sizing credits for core requirement #3
based on review and implementation of BMP’s per section 1.2.9.4 of the
RSWDM.
v. For the purpose of sizing infiltration facilities and BMPs, the design infiltration
rate used shall be 1.4 iph (not 1.7 iph) as recommended in the geotechnical
report.
2. There is a 2021 system Development Charge of $2,100 per new single family residence. SDC fees
are payable at construction permit issuance.
a. A credit will be applied if the existing house is demoed.
TRANSPORTATION/STREET COMMENTS
1. Frontage improvements are required for all new construction with valuation in excess of
$150,000. The proposed development front NE 12th St along the north property line.
a. 156th Ave SE is classified as a Minor Arterial road. Per the King County Assessors Map,
existing right-of-way (ROW) varies between 60 or 72 feet, however, from the road
centerline there is 30 feet of ROW fronting the property. Per RMC 4-6-060 complete
street standards, a four lane Minor Arterial street requires a minimum ROW width of 91
feet. A paved roadway width of 54 feet consisting of four 11-foot travel lanes and two 5-
foot bike lanes. A 0.5-foot curb, 8-foot planter, 8-foot sidewalk and 2-foot clear space at
the back of sidewalk are required along each side of the pavement. To meet the City’s
Complete Street Standards, ROW dedication of approximately 15.5 feet would be
required to install the above listed improvements. The proposal includes a modification
request to provide a 71 foot ROW.
i. Staff supports the modification request with the condition that the half street
improvements for the 71 foot ROW include a 44 foot paved roadway (22 feet
from centerline), a 0.5 foot curb, an 8-foot planter, a 5-foot sidewalk, street
trees and storm drainage improvements.
ii. Proposed civil plans show a dedication of 3.5 feet, however, modification would
require 5.5 feet.
2. Street lighting improvements are not required for projects consisting of two (2) to four (4) units
for residential.
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a. Based on information provided in application it is exempt from street lighting upgrades.
3. Shared driveways are allowed for access up to 4 lots provided at least one of the four (4) lots abuts
a public right-of-way with at least fifty (50) linear feet of frontage and the subject lots are not
created by a subdivision of ten (10) or more lots. Refer to the shared driveway requirements as
outlined in RMC 4-6-060J. Shared driveways shall be within a tract; the width of the tract and
paved surface shall be a minimum of sixteen feet (16'); the Fire Department may require the tract
and paved surface to be up to twenty feet (20') wide. If a shared driveway abuts properties that
are not part of the subdivision, an eight foot (8') wide landscaped strip shall be provided between
the shared driveway and neighboring properties.
a. Proposal indicates a 28 foot wide tract which is acceptable.
4. Paving and trench restoration within the City of Renton right of way shall comply with the City’s
Restoration and Overlay requirements.
5. The 2021 Transportation Impact Fee per single family dwelling is $10,861.69. The transportation
impact fee that is current at the time of building permit application will be levied, payable at
building permit issue. A credit for the existing home will be applied.
GENERAL COMMENTS
1. The fees listed are for 2021. The fees that are current at the time of the respective permit issuance
will be levied. Please see the City of Renton website for the current fee schedule.
2. All civil plans shall conform to the current City of Renton survey and drafting standards. Current
drafting standards can be found on the City of Renton website.
3. A separate plan submittal will be required for a construction permit for utility work and street
improvements. All plans shall be prepared by a licensed Civil Engineer in the State of Washington.
4. Please see the City of Renton website for the Construction Permit Application and Construction
Permit Process and Submittal Requirements. Please contact the City to schedule a construction
permit intake meeting.
5. All utility lines (i.e. electrical, phone, and cable services, etc.) serving the proposed development
must be underground in accordance with RMC 4-6-090. The construction of these franchise
utilities must be inspected and approved by a City of Renton inspector.
6. Retaining walls that are 4’ or taller from bottom of footing and stormwater detention vaults will
require a separate building permit. Structural calculations and plans prepared by a licensed
engineer will be required as part of the building permit review.
7. Paving and trench restoration within the City of Renton right of way shall comply with the City’s
Trench Restoration and Street Overlay Requirements.
8. Adequate separation between utilities as well as other features shall be provided in
accordance with code requirements.
a. 7-feet minimum horizontal and 1-foot vertical separation between storm and
other utilities is required with the exception of water lines which require 10-
feet horizontal and 1.5-feet vertical.
b. The stormwater line should be minimum 5 feet away from any other
structure or wall or building.
c. Trench of any utility should not be in the zone of influence of the retaining
wall or of the building.